[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2435 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2435

   To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A 
   benefit and to allow individuals opting out of such benefit to be 
                 eligible for health savings accounts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 7, 2011

 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself and Mr. Paulsen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A 
   benefit and to allow individuals opting out of such benefit to be 
                 eligible for health savings accounts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO CHOOSE TO OPT OUT OF THE MEDICARE 
              PART A BENEFIT.

    (a) In General.--Any individual who is otherwise entitled to 
benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act may 
elect (in such form and manner as may be specified by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services) to opt out of such entitlement. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an 
individual who makes such an election, such individual--
            (1) may (in such form and manner as may be specified by the 
        Secretary) subsequently choose to end such election and opt 
        back into such entitlement (in accordance with a process 
        determined by the Secretary) without being subject to any 
        penalty;
            (2) shall not be required to opt out of benefits under 
        title II of such Act as a condition for making such election; 
        and
            (3) shall not be required to repay any amount paid under 
        such part A for items and services furnished prior to making 
        such election.
    (b) Individuals Opting Out of Medicare Part A Eligible for Health 
Savings Accounts.--Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7), and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2)(C)(iv), by inserting ``and who has 
        not elected to opt out of the rights to benefits under part A 
        of title XVIII of such Act'' after ``Social Security Act''.
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